Always Remember....... Poem by RIC BASTASA

after the lapses,
i conclude: this

is a hormonal
matter, a secretion

when it gets out
of my system, another

scene falls, this
man becomes strong,

and discriminating
and can tell which is

which. This is right.
Not until the filling

comes again, the lymph
nodes, the gonads,

rebuilt is the corner
where you are again

blind and tasteless,
and you love what is

actually detestable,
but let it go, just

let it go, it gets
out of your system again

and here you are as
real as real, now

hold on, keep this
state ecstatic, you

are you, and you now
know which is true, and

real and divine, keep
this, make a record,

mark it, another mile
stone, always remember.